Sexualität und Geschlechtlichkeit sind Gegenstand kultureller Sinngebung. Das hierzulande nicht nachlassende Interesse an der Geschlechterdifferenz und den damit verknüpften Diskursen und Praktiken verweist auf andere kulturelle Kontexte, die nach wie vor ein Gegenbild zu unseren eigenen Vorstellungen vom Körper abgeben. Wie weit auch in Zeiten der Globalisierung diese Praktiken von einer Homogenisierung entfernt sind, dokumentiert das in dieser Aufsatzsammlung präsentierte Spektrum an Beobachtungen, das von der Beschneidung und dem »free sex« bis zum Kamasutra reicht.
In many parts of the world, income transfers to underprivileged groups have long been part of social welfare programmes. However, the conditionality of such grants has recently been challenged on a global scale, arguing that income grants should serve as a mechanism to redistribute national resources rather than filling the social gap, and be conceded to all members of the population. The only country that tested this kind of social policy is Namibia with its Basic Income Grant project (BIG). Ever since its launch in 2007, there has been a heated nation- and even worldwide debate concerning the pros and cons of an unconditional grant. This paper presents the results of an anthropological research, showing that in discussion on poverty reduction and the “rightful share” for the needy, the cultural factors governing decision making on the micro level have so far been neglected.
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